Hun Sen as ASEAN chairman held a video call with military strongman Gen. Min Aung Hlaing and appealed to him to follow a five-point agreement to address the Myanmar conflict, Kao Kim Hourn, secretary of state at Cambodia's foreign ministry, told reporters.

The consensus, which Min Aung Hlaing agreed to in a face-to-face meeting with ASEAN leaders in April last year, commits to ceasing hostilities, granting humanitarian access and supporting inclusive dialogue.

"He asked Min Aung Hlaing to facilitate so that an ASEAN special envoy can visit Myanmar for the first time in the future," Kao Kim Hourn said.

"He appealed to all sides including the Myanmar government to cease violence and reach a ceasefire," and invited him to join ASEAN countries in providing humanitarian aid "to Myanmar people who need it the most.”

Myanmar has been in crisis since the military overthrew an elected government nearly a year ago, with close to 1,500 civilians killed in the junta's crackdown on its opponents and troops in the countryside fighting on multiple fronts with pro-democracy militias and ethnic minority armies.

The junta says it is fighting "terrorists".

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